Impact of a mouth parasite in a marine fish differs between geographical areas

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 842-852

  Sala Bozano, Maria ^a   Van Oosterhout, Cock ^b   Mariani, Stefano ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ceratothoa; Connectivity; Life history; Plasticity; Sparidae; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CONNECTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GENETIC VARIATION; HEMOPARASITE; HEMOPHAGY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; ISOPOD; LIFE HISTORY; OVERFISHING; PARASITE; PARASITISM; PERCIFORM; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; VIRULENCE;

CERATOTHOA; CERATOTHOA ITALICA; ISOPODA; LITHOGNATHUS MORMYRUS; SPARIDAE;

EID: 84857965258     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01838.x     Document Type: Article

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